Changes in British sovereignty
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[edit] George VI
Losses in sovereignty
- Union of Burma - independence granted on 4 Jan 1948.
- Republic of Ireland - ended dominion by legislative act on 18 Apr 1949.
- Republic of India - ended dominion by constitutional amendment on 26 Jan 1950.
[edit] Elizabeth II
Gains in sovereignty
- Rockall - annexed on 18 Sep 1955.
- New Guinea - former UN Trust Territory joined in dominion with Australian territory of Papua as the Independent State of Papua New Guinea on 16 Sep 1975.
Losses in sovereignty
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan - dominion ended with new constitution on 23 Mar 1956.
- State of Malacca - joined Federation of Malayaon 31 Aug 1957.
- State of Penang - joined Federation of Malaya on 31 Aug 1957.
- Republic of Ghana - dominion ended by referendum on 01 Jul 1960.
- Republic of Cyprus - independence granted on 16 Aug 1960.
- Republic of South Africa - dominion ended by referendum on 31 May 1961.
- Republic of Tanganyika - dominion ended on 09 Dec 1962.
- State of Sabah - joined Malaysia on 16 Sep 1963.
- State of Sarawak - joined Malaysia on 16 Sep 1963.
- State of Singapore - joined Malaysia on 16 Sep 1963.
- Republic of Uganda - dominion ended by constitutional amendment on 09 Oct 1963.
- Republic of Zambia - independence granted on 24 Oct 1964.
- Republic of Kenya - dominion ended with new constitution on 12 Dec 1964.
- Federal Republic of Nigeria - dominion ended by constitutional amendment on 24 May 1966.
- Republic of Malawi - dominion ended with new constitution on 06 Jul 1966.
- Republic of Botswana - independence granted on 30 Sep 1966.
- Kingdom of Lesotho - independence granted on 04 Oct 1966.
- State of Aden - joined the People's Republic of South Yemen on 30 Nov 1967.
- Co-operative Republic of Guyana - end of dominion by constitutional amendment effective on 17 Mar 1970.
- Republic of The Gambia - dominion ended by referendum on 14 Apr 1970.
- Republic of Sierra Leone - dominion ended on 19 Apr 1971.
- Republic of Sri Lanka - dominion ended on 22 May 1972.
- Republic of Malta - dominion ended on 13 Dec 1974.
- Republic of Trinidad & Tobago - dominion ended on 01 Mar 1976.
- Republic of Seychelles - independence granted on 29 Jun 1976.
- Commonwealth of Dominica - independence granted on 03 Nov 1978.
- Republic of Kiribati - independence granted on 12 Jul 1979.
- Zimbabwe - independence granted on 17 Apr 1980.
- Republic of Vanuatu - independence granted on 01 Jul 1980.
- Republic of Fiji - post-coup end of dominion accepted on 15 Oct 1987. Elizabeth II remains Paramount Chief.
- Republic of Mauritius - dominion ended on 12 Mar 1992.
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - returned to the People's Republic of China on 01 Jul 1997, as per the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
